"Fruiteater" redirects here. For fruit-eating animals in general, see frugivore

Frugivore

A frugivore is a fruit eater. It can be any type of herbivore or omnivore where fruit is a preferred food type. Because approximately 20% of all mammalian herbivores also eat fruit, frugivory is considered to be common among mammals. Since frugivores eat a lot of fruit they are highly dependent...

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Pipreola is a genus of bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Cotingidae family. Together with Ampelioides tschudii, they are collectively known as fruiteaters. All are restricted to humid montane or foothill forest in western or northern South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. They are thickset birds with predominantly greenish upperparts. Males of most species have black heads and/or reddish, orange or yellow to the throat, chest or belly.

Species

• Barred Fruiteater
  Barred Fruiteater
  The Barred Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola arcuata)
• Golden-breasted Fruiteater
  Golden-breasted Fruiteater
  The Golden-breasted Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola aureopectus)
• Fiery-throated Fruiteater
  Fiery-throated Fruiteater
  The Fiery-throated Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss....
  
   (Pipreola chlorolepidota)
• Handsome Fruiteater
  Handsome Fruiteater
  The Handsome Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela. Two populations of the species live on the northern coastal regions, separated by ....
  
   (Pipreola formosa)
• Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater
  Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater
  The Scarlet-breasted Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola frontalis)
• Band-tailed Fruiteater
  Band-tailed Fruiteater
  The Band-tailed Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola intermedia)
• Orange-breasted Fruiteater
  Orange-breasted Fruiteater
  The Orange-breasted Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola jucunda)
• Black-chested Fruiteater
  Black-chested Fruiteater
  The Black-chested Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola lubomirskii)
• Masked Fruiteater
  Masked Fruiteater
  The Masked Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is endemic to Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola pulchra)
• Green-and-black Fruiteater
  Green-and-black Fruiteater
  The Green-and-black Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
  
   (Pipreola riefferii)
• Red-banded Fruiteater
  Red-banded Fruiteater
  The Red-banded Fruiteater is a species of bird in the Cotingidae family. It is restricted to humid highland forest growing on the Tepuis in the southeast of Venezuela and western Guyana. While likely to occur, it remains unconfirmed from adjacent parts of northern Brazil.Uniquely among the...
  
  (Pipreola whitelyi)